5 Bed Detached Villa with self contained annex for sale close to Ourem in Central Portugal

LOCATION: ALBURITEL, OUREM, CENTRAL PORTUGAL

A substantial five bedroom, detached villa for sale near the town of Ourem in Central Portugal. The villa, which is set over two floors, is tastefully decorated and has many traditional style features including internal wooden shutters and marble cobbled paths.

The villa, which measures approximately 296 square metres of construction, has a mature walled garden and good views over the countryside and to the hillside castle Ourem.

The property has wooden framed windows with internal wooden shutters and has been pre-installed for central heating. The property briefly comprises:
 

Ground Floor: The main entrance leads into a spacious entrance hall, which has a hardwood floor and traditional style, decorative wooden ceiling. Within the hallway there is a central staircase, which has wooden treads and feature wrought ironwork spindles. There is a set of double, part glazed patio doors, which lead out to a sun room with glass and wrought iron walls to the rear of the villa.

Off the hallway there is a spacious living room, with a hardwood floor and a central stone fireplace. The fireplace has a recirculating hot air Salamander log burner in place. There are two sets of part glazed patio doors, which lead out to a covered terrace to the front of the property.

The kitchen diner is spacious and has a tiled floor and traditional part tiled walls. There is a large fireplace within the kitchen along with a selection of base and eye level built in units. The work surfaces are marble and the oven and hob are integrated. Off the kitchen there is a fully tiled pantry.

There are three double bedrooms to the ground floor, all of which have hard wood flooring and internal wooden shutters. The first bedroom is double aspect and has a set of built in wooden wardrobes with wooden doors. The second bedroom also has built in wooden wardrobes with sliding opaque glazed doors as well as a set of part glazed patio doors which lead out to a sun room at the rear of the property. The third bedroom was originally designed to be an office, but is currently being used as a guest bedroom.

There is a family sized bathroom to the ground floor with a large bath with shower above as well as a double vanity unit with marble top and storage cupboards beneath.

The sun room to the rear of the property can be accessed from either the hallway, one of the bedrooms and the kitchen as well as the garden. The roof of the sun room is wooden beamed and there is decorative wrought ironwork to the walls.

First Floor: The first floor of the property is accessed via a gallery style staircase. There is a set of three stained glass windows giving light onto the staircase, which opens out onto a spacious landing. This landing area has a decorative wooden ceiling and hard wood floor.

Part of the landing area has been converted into a library/study and has two sets of part glazed patio doors, which lead out onto a veranda. The veranda has a tiled floor and good, open views across the countryside towards the castle of Ourem.

There are two double bedrooms to this floor, both of which have hard wood floors. Both bedrooms are double aspect and one has a set of part glazed patio doors, which lead out to the veranda at the front of the house. There is a spacious second bathroom to the first floor. This bathroom also has a bath with a shower above, toilet, vanity basin and bidet.

Annex: The property has a detached, two storey annex to the rear of the house. To the first floor of the annex, there is a spacious games room. The games room, which is double aspect, measures 18 square metres. There is a set of part glazed, wooden patio doors, which lead out to a veranda with good views over the countryside and towards the castle of Ourem, in the games room. Off the games room there is a fully tiled bathroom with shower cubicle, toilet and pedestal sink.

The ground floor of the annex is access via an exterior staircase. There is a laundry room to the ground floor of the annex. This has independent access door from the main part of the annex.

There is a spacious kitchen living room room, which has a tiled floor and a central fireplace. The kitchen area of this room has a selection of built in base and eye level units and a marble work surface. The walls within the kitchen area are partially tiled. Off the kitchen area there is a vestibule which leads into a fully tiled shower room.

Adjacent to the living room kitchen there is a spacious storage room, which is accessed independently, however it could be converted into a bedroom to create a guest cottage within the annex.

This storage room has a tiled floor and is double aspect. There is also an open sided garage, which measures 31 square metres of construction and could house up to two vehicles. Opposite the annex there is a built in bread oven and barbecue.

The property is set on a plot measuring 840 square metres and is completely walled. There is both a vehicle and personnel entrance gate to the front of the property. The paths and driveway around the villa are traditional marble setts (Calçadas) and there is a variety of mature palms and trees.

The property is situated in a peaceful area and has good views across the countryside, especially to the hilltop mounted Castle of Ourem. There are neighbouring properties nearby, however the property retains it's privacy.

The villa is situated in the small hamlet of Alburitel, which has a cafe bar and mini market. The larger town of Ourem, which has several supermarkets, pharmacies, health centres, schools, municipal sports centre and historic castle, is approximately nine kilometres from the villa.

The historic town of Tomar, which is home to the UNESCO listed Convento do Cristo,  is 15 kilometres from the property. Tomar is a popular and bustling town with several supermarkets, schools, university, hospital, art gallery, bowling alley, cinema, museums, restaurants, cafes and shops. The Silver Coast resort of Nazare is only approximately 48 kilometres away from the property.

The closest airport to the property is located at Lisbon, which is approximately 140 kilometres away (one hour and 40 minutes). Lisbon airport is serviced by several low cost airlines which operate regular flights into and out of the United Kingdom and other European countries.

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